Dhund means a heap of ruins, and Dhundai and Dibai are very near each other in sense if not in sound. Crooke also gives the word Dungar, a hill, and hence the name Dongara . . . . Lalitpur . . 468 or, as spelt in the Urdu column, Dungara, ...
During the oestrus cycle in the pig there does not appear to be distinct follicular waves as in cows; it has been proposed that the final growth of follicles to ovulatory size takes 19 days. The luteal phase is characterised by the secretion of progesterone from of the corpus luteum.
The female pig (sow) is ready to breed (reaches puberty) at 5 months of age and will show signs of being in heat. Some slow growing types and animals which are underfed will be older when they reach puberty.The sow will come into heat every 3 weeks throughout the year if she is not mated.ale pigs (boars) can fight causing injury to one another. Castrated pigs are quieter and easier to handle. Castrating the pig makes it put on more fat and the meat does not have a strong piggy smell. Young pigs should be castrated at 2 to 3 weeks of age.